Poetry - Verses and Hues

26 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 26: Tanka-Truth or lie

I am not following the NaPoWriMo prompt today. Here’s a Tanka for today: Stranded at cross-roads truth entails a slow poison deceit means drowning in ocean of my own blood which path I stride for solace

#5lines, #Lie, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #solace, #stranded, #tanka, #truth

25 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 25: My secret chest

Here’s the prompt for Day 25 of NaPoWriMo. In 1958, the philosopher/critic Gaston Bachelard wrote a book called The Poetics of Space, about the emotional relationship that people have with particular kinds of spaces – the insides of sea...

#chest, #closet, #cupboard, #drawer, #furniture, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #nostalgia, #poetrychallenge

24 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 24: Ekphrasis

It’s Day 24 of NaPoWriMo and the challenge today is to write a poem of ekphrasis — that is, a poem inspired by a work of art. But I’d also like to challenge you to base your poem on...

#art, #ekphrasis, #humor, #knights, #marginalia, #medieval, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #snails

23 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 23: Elevenie

The prompt for Day Twenty-Three of NaPoWriMo is to write a double elevenie. What’s that? Well, an elevenie is an eleven-word poem of five lines, with each line performing a specific task in the poem. The first line is one...

#5lines, #elevenie, #invincible, #micropoetry, #music, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #rejuvenate, #salvation, #words

22 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 22: Earth

The NaPoWriMo prompt for today is to write a georgic in honour of Earth Day. Georgic is a poem dealing with practical aspects of agriculture and rural affairs. I have not written a georgic but on the eve of Earth Day, I have written...

#5lines, #earth, #earth day, #earthday, #magic, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #tanka, #wish

21 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 21: The Magical Words

The prompt for Day 21 of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that incorporates overheard speech. It could be something you’ve heard on the radio, or a phrase you remember from your childhood, even something you overheard a coworker...

#failure, #fears, #magic, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #optimism, #poetrychallenge, #positivity, #smile, #success, #tears

20 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 20: The Game of Cricket

The prompt for Day 20 of NaPoWrimo is to write a poem that incorporates the vocabulary and imagery of a specific sport or game. Your poem could invoke chess or baseball, hopscotch or canasta, Monopoly or jai alai. The...

#batsman, #bowler, #century, #cricket, #full toss, #game, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #pacer, #players, #poetrychallenge, #spinner, #yorker

19 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 19: The Myth of Bell

The prompt for Day 19 of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that recounts a creation myth. It doesn’t have to be an existing creation myth, or even recount how all of creation came to be. It could be,...

#bell, #myth, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #sound, #telephone, #voice

18 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 18: Neologism

The prompt for NaPoWriMo for today is to write a poem that incorporates neologisms. What’s that? Well, it’s a made-up word! Your neologisms could be portmanteaus (basically, a word made from combining two existing words, like “motel” coming from...

#earth, #fairy, #flowers, #grass, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #nature, #neologism, #poetrychallenge, #rain

17 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 17: Nocturne

The prompt of Day 17 of NaPoWriMo is to write a nocturne. In music, a nocturne is a composition meant to be played at night, usually for piano, and with a tender and melancholy sort of sound. Your nocturne...

#beauty, #crescent, #melancholy, #moon, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #night, #nocturne, #poetrychallenge, #Sirius, #sky, #star

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